The Henderson City Council’s Public Safety Committee plans to recommend the addition of two or three sets of stop signs along Roanoke Avenue as a traffic-calming measure, Police Chief Glen Allen said Tuesday.
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City police cruise through CALEA review
The Henderson Police Department won its second three-year accreditation and began working toward its 2008 renewal at the summer conference of the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies last week in Boston.
Pick of the day: Chairmen take a break
There’s nothing unusual about the Clean Up Henderson Committee and the Vance Organization to Implement Community Excellence meeting on the same morning, as they will at 8 at the police station and at 10:30 at the Aycock Recreation Complex, respectively. And there’s nothing unusual on their agendas: The cleanup committee will receive reports from the Public Works, Police and Code Compliance departments and discuss the housing task force; VOICE will talk about the Weed and Seed application. What is unusual …
Coffey poses challenge to Alston
Bail bondsman and private investigator Sara Coffey filed to run for the 1st Ward at-large City Council seat this morning, presenting a challenge to incumbent Bernard Alston for the second consecutive election. Two years ago, Coffey and fellow Old West End resident Anthony Young ran against Alston, who became the mayor pro tem after his victory. Coffey’s entry ensures contests for at least five of the eight council seats in Henderson: incumbent Mary Emma Evans against Glean Henderson Jr. for …
Seifert files for re-election
The candidate filing period won’t go into overtime for this fall’s Henderson elections. Mayor Clem Seifert filed to run for re-election this morning, filling the last empty spot on the municipal ballot three days before Friday’s noon deadline. “Had I known what I know now two years ago, I would not have run for mayor,” Seifert told WIZS-AM (1450), referring mostly to personal issues such as his wife’s death from cancer. He also mentioned that he has struggled with the …
12-and-under softball team best in Southeast
The Henderson-Vance 12-and-under softball team basks in the glory of a regional championship and a ticket to the World Series in Cherry Hill, N.J. Seated are Julia Sumner, left, and Kirstin Currin. In the second row, from the left, are Hailey Sedigh, Tori Burwell, Lauren Dunn, Brooke Pulley, Bailey Hughes and Jordan Garrett. In the back row, from the left, are head coach David Pulley, Allison Perry, Lindsey Carrol, assistant coach Scott Burwell, Jessica Rowland, Natalie Reavis, assistant coach Randy …
Vance pushes ahead with digital mapping
The Vance County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a $186,000 digital mapping contract during the board’s monthly meeting at the old courthouse Monday night.
Planning Board OKs division of lots
The Henderson Planning Board held a brief meeting Monday afternoon to approve a subdivision involving 22.38 acres in the Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction off Parham Road.
Hendersonians get the gift of a blockbuster race
It’s officially on. Elissa Yount filed for re-election to her Ward 3 at-large City Council seat today, setting up the fall’s marquee contest in Vance County: Yount vs. fellow council member John Wester, who is giving up his ward seat to run at large. Because the competition is for an at-large seat, all of Henderson will get to choose between arguably the two most outspoken council members. The contrast in views between Yount, a freshman council member, and Wester, the …
Mapping contract, ETC grant await commissioners
The Vance County Board of Commissioners will be asked tonight to approve a contract for digital mapping of the county as part of the move to countywide zoning.
Brief agenda for Planning Board
The Henderson Planning Board, which had a one-item agenda that took no more than six minutes when it last gathered July 21, again figures to have a quick day when it meets at 3:30 this afternoon at the Municipal Building. Aside from the approval of minutes, the board has one matter: a request from Alan’s Surveying on behalf of the William H. Hughes estate for the board to approve a subdivision plat for 22.38 acres on State Road 1407 in …
Pick of the day: Talk to the commissioners
If you’ve been desperate to tell the Vance County Board of Commissioners how you feel about that trip to Hawaii, the board’s support for the Henderson-Vance Economic Partnership, or anything else that angers or thrills you about the county government, today’s your chance. To comply with a new state law, the commissioners are due to adopt a policy guaranteeing a public comment period during each monthly board meeting, and the board will hold such a comment period during its meeting …
Taxes motivate Gupton’s candidacy
Robert “Bobby” Gupton is running for Harriette Butler’s seat on the City Council, but he said Friday that he is not running against the incumbent.
Vance jobless rate remains third-worst in state
Vance County’s jobless rate was worse in June than in May, better than a year earlier but almost unchanged relative to the rest of the state.
Gupton to run against Butler
It took Harriette Butler 3 1/2 weeks to file for re-election to the City Council; it took two days for a challenger to emerge. Robert Gupton, a retired Americal production manager who has been active at Speak Up Henderson forums this year, went to the Vance County Board of Elections before 9 this morning and filed to run for Butler’s Ward 2 ward seat. Butler, who faced no opposition two years ago, filed Wednesday. We’ll have more from Gupton about …
Housing task force to concentrate on Orange Street
The mayor’s task force on housing is moving toward an initial focus on the Orange Street-Pettigrew Street area after a three-day visit to Henderson by two consultants paid by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Butler cites determination to boost fund balance
Harriette Butler is running for re-election in response to encouragement from a lot of supporters, the Ward 2 City Council member said Thursday afternoon.
Dance card nearly full in Middleburg
Middleburg is three-fourths of the way to a full ballot after two more candidates from that town filed today. Mayor Vivian Edwards is seeking re-election, and Frances May is hoping to succeed her husband, Alvin, who was a two-term town commissioner when he died in January. William C. Abbott Jr. filed to run for Middleburg commissioner Wednesday. The town needs at least one more candidate for commissioner; with one week left to enter the race, two incumbents, Ruby Atkins and …
Children reach for the Holy Grail of the mind
Watched by Queen Jasmine Ayscue, King of Reading Alex Kirk draws a reader’s name from a chest held by Claire Ramsey on Wednesday afternoon. About 50 children completed a mythic quest to expand their minds by celebrating the end of the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library’s summer reading program Wednesday.
Butler files for re-election
An extension for the candidate filing period became a little less likely today when two people, one in Henderson and one in Middleburg, completed their paperwork to run in the fall municipal elections. William C. Abbott Jr. became the first candidate of any kind in Middleburg, where he is hoping to join the three-person Board of Commissioners. But overshadowing his entry is Harriette Butler’s decision to seek re-election to the ward seat in Henderson’s Ward 2. We failed to catch …